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The Wright County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) recently presented the Retirement Appreciation Award to Dennis Ramsey. Presenting the award was Wright County IDA President David Tripp.
Daniel Mack
On July 3, at approximately 10:39 p.m., deputies with the Wright County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported hostage situation at a residence north of Mountain Grove. The investigation determined that Daniel Mack, 28, of Miamiville, Ohio, had traveled to Missouri and confronted multiple victims...
Dallas Lansdown
Dallas Lansdown, 29, of Mansfield, is facing multiple felony charges following an investigation by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.On Aug. 13, deputies with the Wright County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report involving four young children who had left a residence on foot and were found...
Dr. David Barbe
Dr. David Barbe, a retired physician from Mountain Grove, has joined the Board of Directors for the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.His first three-year term began July 1. He is the longtime chair of the Mountain Grove Area Community Foundation, an affiliate of the CFO, and a past board chair of...
The All American Circus entertained the Tri-County Fairgrounds crowd in Mountain Grove on Wednesday, Aug. 19 with fun displays of aerial artistry, juggling, balancing, the globe of steel, clown comedy and much more.
Judge Craig Carter had 49 cases on the docket on June 4 that a pair of guilty pleas entered.Jeremiah Johns, 40, of Mountain Grove, received seven years in the Department of Corrections (DOC) for possession of a controlled substance.Joshua Burdick, 23, of Cabool,, received five years supervised...
Laney Ness
Missouri Ozarks Community Health is pleased to welcome Laney Ness, a provisionally licensed professional counselor, as a new behavioral health provider at its Mountain Grove clinic.“Behavioral healthcare is a really important part of our services at Missouri Ozarks Community Health,” said Randall...
Intercounty Electric Cooperative crews worked on a broken power pole on E. 1st St. in Mountain Grove on Thursday, Aug. 13. Power in the area was temporarily shut off, affecting some businesses and residents on the east side of the square. The traffic was also temporarily directed from the area for...
The nightmare road conditions of 13th St. in Mountain Grove appears to be over as Mo-Ark Paving & Asphalt completed mill and overlay work last week from Highway 95 to Hovis St. The smooth asphalt on 13th St. is in place just in time for school to begin in Mountain Grove for the 2026-2027 school...
The Missouri State University Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove.
Missouri’s fruit story began nearly a century and a half ago.According to Missouri State Parks, in the decade of 1880 to 1890 we climbed to the No. 1 fruit state with apples being the main crop. Land of the Big Red Apple was a nickname associated with both Webster and Wright counties and ultimately...